Apple Mac mini MC238E/A User Manual

Apple’s ultracompact product and packaging designs lead the industry in material 
efficiency. Reducing the material footpr

int of a p

roduct helps maximize shipping 

efficiency. It also helps reduce energy consumed during production as well as material 
waste generated at the end of the product’s life. The Mac mini enclosure is made of 
highly recyclable aluminum and polycarbonate. The chart below details the materials 
used in Mac mini.

The new packaging design of Mac mini uses corrugated cardboard made from a 
minimum of 25 percent post-consumer recycled content, and is free of expanded 
polystyrene (EPS). The following table details the materials used in Mac mini packaging.

Paper (corrugate, paperboard, 
molded fiber)

301g

609g

Other plastics

7g

7g

Apple has long taken the lead in restricting harmful substances from its products and 
packaging. As part of this strategy, all Apple products comply with the strict European 
Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and 
Electronic Equipment, also known as the RoHS Directive. Examples of materials restricted 
by RoHS include lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and PBB and PBDE 
brominated flame retardants (BFRs). Mac mini goes even further than the requirements 
of the RoHS Directive by incorporating the following more aggressive restrictions:

• Brominated flame retardant (BFR)-free

• All internal cables free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

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Mac mini retail packaging uses 31 percent 
less volume than the Mac mini with Intel 
integrated graphics. In addition, the volume 
of the shipping box has decreased by 
60 percent compared with the Mac mini 
with Intel integrated graphics. This allows 
Apple to send many more units per 
shipping container and to generate fewer 
transport-related greenhouse gas emissions.